Egg donation/New England Fertility Institute
Verified October 1, 2026
New England Fertility Institute Egg Donor Pay & Requirements
Clinic
Pay
$8,000–$10,000
first-cycle range
Where
Stamford, CT
1 clinic location · Travel covered
Time
Typical cycle ~2 weeks monitoring + retrieval day (EDC secondary FAQ); primary silent on exact timeline
Monitoring and downtime
Age
Not published on official egg-donation LP — 2017 primary blog says usually 19–29; EDC secondary FAQ says 21–33 (conflict — HOLD)
BMI <29
At a glance
Where and travel
- Clinic: Stamford, CT
- East Coast OK if not near Stamford (same FAQ)
- Not published as dollar amounts
- In-house clinic
Pay
- First cycle $8,000–$10,000 per cycle
- Up to 6 cycles
Requirements
- Not published on official egg-donation LP — 2017 primary blog says usually 19–29; EDC secondary FAQ says 21–33 (conflict — HOLD)
- Not published on official egg-donation LP — 2017 primary blog says BMI of 28 or lower; EDC secondary FAQ says BMI under 29 (conflict — HOLD)
- Education: Not published on primary egg-donation LP (EDC secondary: education beyond high school strongly preferred — secondary only)
- Not published as gate on primary egg-donation LP (EDC secondary: nonsmokers — secondary only)
- Genetic screening
- Psychological screening
- Height: Not published on primary egg-donation LP (EDC secondary FAQ: at least 5'0" — secondary only)
- Primary egg-donation: extensive screening / physical and mental health; recruiting and screening done in-house (no outside agencies)
- 2017 blog: no significant medical history or hereditary genetic diseases; blood/drug screening; physical + mental evaluations
- EDC secondary only: East Coast donors welcome (not near Stamford OK); SSN/TIN; prior pregnancy OK or never pregnant OK
Time
- Typical cycle ~2 weeks monitoring + retrieval day (EDC secondary FAQ); primary silent on exact timeline
Pay
- First cycle
- $8,000–$10,000first-cycle range
Donor-page amounts, verified October 1, 2026.
Outside the stipend
- Travel reimbursement
- Not published as dollar amounts
- Expenses covered
- Not published as dollar amounts; Not published OOP $; Not published on donor LP
Where and when
Where
- Headquarters
- Stamford, CT
- Clinic locations
- Stamford, CT
- Travel reimbursement
- Not published as dollar amounts
- Travel covered
- Yes
Time
- Monitoring and downtime
- Typical cycle ~2 weeks monitoring + retrieval day (EDC secondary FAQ); primary silent on exact timeline
Do you qualify
Requirements
- Age
- Not published on official egg-donation LP — 2017 primary blog says usually 19–29; EDC secondary FAQ says 21–33 (conflict — HOLD)
- BMI
- Not published on official egg-donation LP — 2017 primary blog says BMI of 28 or lower; EDC secondary FAQ says BMI under 29 (conflict — HOLD)
- Also required
- Education: Not published on primary egg-donation LP (EDC secondary: education beyond high school strongly preferred — secondary only)
- Not published as gate on primary egg-donation LP (EDC secondary: nonsmokers — secondary only)
- East Coast OK if not near Stamford (same FAQ)
- Height: Not published on primary egg-donation LP (EDC secondary FAQ: at least 5'0" — secondary only)
- Primary egg-donation: extensive screening / physical and mental health; recruiting and screening done in-house (no outside agencies)
- 2017 blog: no significant medical history or hereditary genetic diseases; blood/drug screening; physical + mental evaluations
- EDC secondary only: East Coast donors welcome (not near Stamford OK); SSN/TIN; prior pregnancy OK or never pregnant OK
Screening
- Psychological screening
- Yes
- Genetic screening
- Yes
- Screening steps
- Genetic, medical, psychological per ASRM (EDC FAQ); primary: extensive physical + mental evaluation
How it works
Steps
- Matching
- In-house egg donor agency; large regional donor pool; matching services; IP database via EDC registration
- Application
- Primary Become an Egg Donor CTAs → (EDC) → full questionnaire → screening → match → stim → retrieval
- Donor coordinator
- Third-party / egg donation team
Covered and limits
- Medications
- Yes
- Legal counsel
- Yes
- Identity
- Anonymous option described in donor blog; known/anonymous Not fully specified on egg-donation LP
- Cycle limit
- 6
- Fresh cycles
- Yes
- Frozen cycles
- Yes
- Also offers surrogacy
- Yes
Apply and contact
- Phone
- (203) 325-3200
- Program type
- Clinic
Not published: Application
Sources
- live-verify primary egg-donation hub (EDC apply CTAs / in-house agency) · 2026-09-30
- live-verify primary Stamford facility (address/phone) · 2026-09-30
- live-verify primary homepage (nav Become an Egg Donor → EDC) · 2026-09-30
- live-verify primary blog my-journey (dated age/BMI — conflict note) · 2026-09-30
- live-verify primary blog real-talk (anecdotal $10k — not official rate page) · 2026-09-30
- EDC secondary pointer (fresh+frozen/apply/FAQ pay age BMI — leads only) · 2026-09-30
- live-verify primary donor search/location footer (service-area boundary) · 2026-09-30
Last verified October 1, 2026.
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